Sony DAV-HDX587WC manual

©2009 Sony Corporation 4-122-240- 12 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -HDX587WC[...]

2 US To red uce t he risk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose t his apparatu s to rain or moisture . Caution – The use of o ptical instru ments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the appl iance in a con fined s pace, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation [...]

3 US – Connect the equi pment i nto an outlet on a c ircuit differen t from that to which the receiver is conn ect ed. – Consult the dealer or an experienced r adio/TV techni cian for help. CAUTION You are cautioned th at any changes or modi fications not expressl y approved in th is manual cou ld void your authority to ope rate this e quipment[...]

4 US About Th ese Oper ating Instruct ions • The inst ruct ions i n thes e Operat ing Inst ructio ns des cribe the c ontrol s on the remote . You can al so u se the cont rols on the unit if they have th e same or similar names a s those on th e remote. • T he Contro l Menu ite ms may var y dependi ng on th e area . • “DVD” may be used as [...]

5 US About th e S-AIR function The syste m is compatib le with the S-AIR functi on, wh ich allow s transm issi on of soun d between S-AIR prod ucts wir elessly . The fo llow ing S- AIR pr oduct s can be used with the sy stem : • Su rround a mplifier (optiona l): You ca n enjoy surr ound spea ker soun d wirel essly. • S-AIR rec eive r (sup plied[...]

6 US Table of Cont ents About T hese O perating Instructio ns ....... 4 About t he S-A IR function ........ ....... ........ 5 Playab le Discs ........... ........ ........... ....... .... 7 Getting Started Step 1: Installing th e System ....... 12 Step 2: Connecting the System ... 21 Step 3: Performing the Quick Setup .............. ............ .[...]

7 US Playable Disc s 1) MP3 (MPE G1 Audio Layer 3) is a standa rd format defined by I SO/MPEG for compr esses audio data. MP3 files must be in MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3 format. 2) JPEG imag e files must con form to the DCF i mage file format. (DCF “Desi gn rule for Came ra File sy stem”: Im age standards for digital cam eras regulated by Japan Elect[...]

8 US Notes on discs This pr oduct is de signed to playba ck disc s that co nform to the Comp act Disc (CD) st andard . Dual Discs a nd so me of the mus ic dis cs enco ded w ith cop yright prote ction te chnolo gies do not co nform to the Compac t Disc (CD) standard, th erefore, th ese disc s may not be playable by this prod uct. The sy stem can not[...]

9 US Your system has a regio n code printed on the rear o f the unit a nd will only play a DVD labele d with the same region code. A DVD VIDEO labeled will also play on this system. If you tr y to play any other DVD VIDEO, th e message [Playba ck prohibited by a rea limitatio ns.] will appe ar on the T V screen . De pendi ng on t he DV D VIDEO, n o[...]

10 US Getting Started Getting St arted Unpacking • F ront sp eaker s (2) • C enter sp eake r (1) • S urroun d spea kers (2) • S ubwoo fer (1 ) • AM loop antenna (aer ial) (1) • FM wire ant enna (a eria l) (1) • Speak er c ords (6 , re d/white / green/gr ay/bl ue/purpl e) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Re mote com mande r (rem ote) (1 [...]

11 US Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 an d # ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment. To use the remote, poin t it at the remote se nsor on the uni t. Note • Do not le ave the r emote i n an extreme ly hot or humi d place. • Do not use[...]

12 US Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System For the best po ssib le surr ound so und, p lace al l speak ers at the sam e distanc e fro m the lis tenin g posit ion ( A ). The distan ce can be betwee n 1.0 to 7. 0 meters . If you ca nnot pla ce the cen ter spe aker and s urround speaker s at the s ame dist ance as ( A ), you c an move the cen[...]

13 US Getting Started Attaching the foot pads to the subwoofer Attach th e foot pa ds (supplie d) to th e bottom of the subwoo fer to s tabilize the subwoofer and preven t it from s lippi ng. , Remo ve the foot pads from the protect ive cover.[...]

14 US Getting Started Befo re con nectin g the spe aker s, attach the sp eaker st and to th e speake r. (For t he fron t spea kers) Use the p arts as follows : • F ront sp eaker s (2) • S peaker c ords (2, red/whi te) • P osts (2 ) • B ases ( 2) • S crews (black ) (4) • S crews (with washe r) (4 ) For details of how to connect the speak[...]

15 US Getting Started 1 Insert the post into the hole on th e bottom of the speaker so that th e screw on the post faces the front o f the speaker. 2 Adjust the heigh t of the speaker, th en secure the post with two screws (with washer). You ca n cha nge the height of the speake r dep ending on th e scre w posi tions . Adjus t the scre w holes of t[...]

16 US Getting Started 3 Thread the sp eaker cord through the hole in the base and post. The connector a nd color tube o f the speaker c ords are the s ame color as the l abel of the ja cks to be conn ected. Use th e spea ker co rds as foll ows: • F ront le ft sp eaker (L): Wh ite • F ront righ t spea ker (R): Red Be care ful with th e orient at[...]

17 US Getting Started 4 Connect the sp eaker cords to th e speaker. Be sure to mat ch the speaker c ords to the approp riate termin als on the speakers : the speaker cord with th e color tube to 3 , and the sp eaker cord w itho ut the colo r tube to # . 5 Attach the post to the base. Insert t he post s o that the slot on th e lower part of the pos [...]

18 US Getting Started 6 Take up any speaker cord slack. Take up slack in t he speake r cor d by pull ing from t he bott om of the ba se. Fully-assembled illustration Adjust the length of the cord . Secur e the spea ker cord by runnin g it throug h the slo t. White Red Front left spea ker (L): White label Front ri ght spea ker (R) : Red label[...]

19 US Getting Started Caution • C ontact a screw shop or installer for information regarding th e wall material or scr ews to be used. • Use screws that are suitable for the wa ll materi al and s trength. As a plas ter boar d wall is especia lly fr agile, at tach the screws secu rely to a beam. Install the speakers on a verti cal and flat wall [...]

20 US Getting Started 2 Fasten the screws to th e wall. 3 Hang the speakers on the s crews. 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) 145 mm (5 3 / 4 inches) For the c enter spe aker 101.6 mm ( 4 inches ) For the f ront spe akers 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) For the s urround speaker s 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) 5 mm ( 7 / 32 inc[...]

21 US Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System For conn ecting the system, r ead the inf ormation on the follo wing pages. Do not con nect the AC power cord (mains lead) of th e unit to a wall outlet (mains) unti l all th e other connect ions ar e made. Note • When you conn ect another component with a vol ume contr ol, turn down the vo lu[...]

22 US Getting Started This connec tion se nds a vid eo sig nal to th e TV. Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, se lect the co nnecti on met hod. Method 1: Video cord ( A ) connection This is th e ba sic conn ecti on . Method 2: HDMI * cable ( B ) and v ideo cord ( A ) connection If your TV has an HD MI jack , connec t to the TV both wit h an HDM I[...]

23 US Getting Started This connection sends an audio signal to the unit from the TV. To listen to TV sound via the system, perfo rm this conn ection . Method 1: Audio cord ( D ) connection This is the b asic connect ion a nd sen ds a n anal og aud io si gnal. Method 2: Digita l optical cord ( E ) or digital coaxial cord ( F ) connection When the TV[...]

24 US Getting Started You ca n enjoy co nnecte d com ponents via the system’ s speake rs. Porta ble audi o source (not sup plied) : G DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter: H (TDM-i P20 is supp li ed. You ca n also us e othe r DIGITA L MEDIA PORT adapters. ) Ti p • You can connect an other compo nent, su ch as a VC R, digita l satell ite rece iver, or Pla[...]

25 US Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You ca n enjo y sound wi th the speakers of the sys tem th rough t he conn ecte d TV. Con nect the compon ents as follows . Select the component on the TV. For d etails, refer to the operati ng instru ctions of th e TV. If the TV do es no t have mu ltiple aud io/vi deo inpu ts, a swi [...]

26 US Getting Started To assemble the AM loop antenna (aerial) To connect the antenna (aerial) Note • Keep the AM loop antenna (ae rial) and cord away fr om the system or othe r AV components, as noise may result. • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • Af ter conn ecting the FM wir e anten na (aeri al), keep it as horiz[...]

27 US Getting Started You can transmit s ound fro m the unit to an S-AIR pr oduct, suc h as a surr ound amplifier or S-AIR rece iver. To transmi t sound f rom the unit, you need to insert the wireless transceiv ers into th e unit, su rround amplif ier, an d S-AIR receive r. For details of S-AIR pr oducts , see “Using an S-AIR Pr oduct” (page 66[...]

28 US Getting Started Before conne cting the AC po wer cord ( mains le ad) of t he unit to a wall ou tlet (mai ns), conn ect all the speake rs to the unit. Also , connec t the AC power co rd (mai ns lead) of the S-A IR recei ver to a wa ll outlet (mai ns). After connec ting the A C power cord (ma ins lea d), the dem onstr ation ap pears in the fron[...]

29 US Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for u sing the system. Displa yed items vary dependi ng on the ar ea. 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . Note • Make sure that th e func tion is set to “D VD” (page 3 2). 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal f[...]

30 US Getting Started 8 Press C / c to select the speaker formation image as the speakers are actually positioned, then press . For detai ls, see “Getti ng Optimal Surro und Soun d for a Room ” (p age 71). 9 Connect the calibrati on mic (supplied) to the A.CAL MIC jack on the front panel. Set up the calibratio n mic at ear l evel usin g a trip [...]

31 US Getting Started Depe ndin g on the conne ct ion of th e TV (page 22), select the t ype of vide o outpu t of the system . To select the type of video signal output from the HDMI OUT jack When you conne ct the unit and the TV wi th an HDMI c able, s elect the type of vi deo sign als output from the HDMI OUT j ack. For d etails, refe r also to t[...]

32 US Getting Started 8 Press C / c to select [START ], then press . The sy stem outpu ts a prog ressi ve signa l for 5 second s. Che ck th at the sc reen is displaye d correctly. 9 Press C / c to select [YES], then press . The sy stem outpu ts a prog ress ive s ignal. When yo u sel ect [NO ], th e sys tem doe s not output a progre ssive s ignal. S[...]

33 US Getting Started Step 5: En joying Su rround Sound You c an e njoy s urroun d soun d si mply b y se lecting one of t he sys tem’ s pre- progra mme d decod ing modes . They bring the exci ting and powerfu l sound of movie theaters into you r home. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “ DEC. MODE” app ears in the front panel[...]

34 US Getting Started 4 Press . The setting is made. 5 Press SY STEM MENU. The syst em m enu t urn s off. About speaker output The table be low descri bes the opt ions when you c onnect all t he speakers to the un it and you se t [SPEAKER FORMATION] to [STANDARD] (page 71). The defa ult sett ing is “A.F .D. MULTI ” (whe n connec ting the he adp[...]

35 US Getting Started To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. STD,” “2CH STEREO,” or “HP 2CH” for “DEC. MODE.” Note • When the bi lingual broa dcast sound is in put, “PRO LOGIC,” “PLII MOVIE,” and “PL II MUSIC” are not eff ective. • Y ou cannot sel ect the decodin g mode while th e system is loa ding a disc. ?[...]

36 US Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may b e di fferent or r estr icted . Refer to t he operatin g instru ctions su pplied wit h your di sc. 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selector o n the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy stem turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “DVD,” press FUNC[...]

Disc 37 US Ti p • T he DISC 1-5 indicato rs change their co lor as follows: – Green: the di sc is s elected, or th e disc i s being played back. – Off: the re is no disc. – Orange : a dis c is l oaded in the disc stocker but not selected . – The indi cator turns off if a n unplayable di sc is insert ed. To turn the system off Press "[...]

38 US However, this i s just n oise produc ed by the ope ration of the in tern al me chan ism s and d oes no t indic ate a malfuncti on. To turn on/off the DISC 1-5 indicators’ illumination Whe n you do not operat e the sys tem fo r more than 30 min utes, the il lumination o f the DISC 1- 5 indicato rs start s automati cally. You can turn the ill[...]

Disc 39 US x Super VCD • [1:STER EO] : The s tereo sound of audio track 1. • [1:1/ L]: The sou nd of th e left cha nnel of aud io track 1 (monau ral). • [1: 2/R]: The so und of the right c hannel o f audio track 1 (m onau ral). • [2:STER EO]: The ster eo soun d of a udio t rack 2. • [2:1/ L]: The sou nd of th e left cha nnel of aud io tra[...]

40 US x Wh en the current layer i s the Super Audio CD layer [CD] app ears. 3 Press to change the layer. • [SUPER AUDIO CD]: You can play t he Super Audio CD lay er. When t he sy stem is playin g a Sup er Audio CD layer, “SA-CD” lights up in the front panel disp lay. • [CD] : You can pl ay the CD l ayer. When t he syst em is play ing a CD l[...]

Disc 41 US – you cha nge the function by pressing FUNCTION +/–. – you disconne ct the AC power cord (mains lead). • For a DVD-VR, VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, DATA CD, or DATA DVD, the s ystem remembers the resum e playback poi nt for the curr ent disc. • The resume point i s cleared when you sele ct another disc. • Res ume Play doe s [...]

42 US 5 Select the t rack you wan t to program. For e xam ple, sel ect t rack [02]. Press X / x to s elect [ 02] under [T], th en press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. The progr ammed tracks ar e displaye d in the sele cted o rder . 7 Press H to start Program Play. Progra m Play st arts. Whe n the prog ram end s, you ca n restar t[...]

Disc 43 US 4 Press . Shuffle Pl ay star ts. To return to normal play Press CLE AR, or selec t [OFF] in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu display Press DIS PLAY repeat edly un til the C ontrol Menu di splay i s turned off. Note • You cannot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC pl ayback. • W hen you press CLEAR to return to [...]

44 US Searchin g/Selecting Disc Contents A DVD is divided into many se ctions, which make up a pictu re or musi c featu re. These sections are called “titles.” When you play a DVD whi ch c onta ins s ever al ti tle s, yo u can select th e title you want using DVD TOP MENU. When you play a DVD that allows you to s elect items su ch as the langua[...]

Disc 45 US The nu mber in pa rent heses i ndicat es the total number of ti tles, cha pters, t racks, index es , sce nes, fold ers, or fi les. 3 Press . [** (* *)] chan ges to [– – (** )]. 4 Press X / x or the number bu ttons t o select the desired number of the title, chapter, track, index, scene, etc. If yo u make a mist ake, pr ess CLE AR to [...]

46 US Playing MP3 Files/JPEG Image Files You ca n play MP 3 files or JPEG ima ge file s: – which have the extension “.mp 3” (MP3 file ) or “.jpg” /“.jp eg” (JPE G ima ge file). – which conform to the DCF* image file format. * “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image standards for digital c ameras regula ted by Japan Electroni[...]

Disc 47 US To play the next or previous MP3 file Press > to pl ay th e next MP3 file. Pre ss . twice t o play the previous MP3 f ile. When yo u pres s . once, you can go to t he beginni ng of the cur rent MP 3 file. Note tha t you ca n selec t the next fo lder by contin uing to p ress > after the last fi le on the curren t folder , but that y[...]

48 US To rotate a JPEG image file When a JPEG i mage file i s di splay ed on the T V screen, you can rotate the JPEG image file in 90 degree increme nts. Press X / x while vie wing a JP EG imag e file. Press CLEAR to retu rn to normal view. Note • You cannot r otate the JPEG image file when you set [JPEG RES OLU TIO N] i n [H DM I SET UP] to [ (1[...]

Disc 49 US 1 Press DISPLA Y. (If [MED IA] is set to [MUSIC/PHOTO ], press DISPLAY twice.) The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [EFFECT ], then press . The options for [EFF ECT] appear. 3 Press X / x to select a setting. •[ M O D E 1 ] : The JPEG image file sweeps in from to p to bottom. • [MODE 2]: The J[...]

50 US Adjusting the Delay Between t he Pictur e and Sound [A/V SYNC] When t he sound do es not ma tch the pic tures on the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between the pic ture an d sound. 1 Press DI SPLAY. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [A/V SYNC], then press . The op tions for [A/V SYN C] ap pea[...]

Disc 51 US Enter a 4-di git passw ord usin g the numbe r but tons , the n pres s . The disp lay for confir ming the passwo rd appears . x Wh en you have already registered a password The disp lay for enteri ng the pas sword appears . 7 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber buttons, t hen press . The displ ay for s etting the pla[...]

52 US 7 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . 8 Press X / x to select [CHANG E PASSWO RD t ], then press . 9 Enter a new 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . 10 To confirm your p assword, re-enter it using the number buttons, then press . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before y[...]

Disc 53 US 6 Press X / x to select an i tem, then press . The optio ns f or th e sele cted item appe ar. Exampl e: [TV T YPE] 7 Press X / x to select a setting, then press . The setti ng is select ed and set up is complete. Example: [4:3 LETTER BOX] To reset all of the [SETUP] settings To rese t all of the [SETUP] setting s, see “Ret urni ng t he[...]

54 US x [T V TYPE] You ca n select the asp ect ratio of the con nected TV. [16: 9] : Select this when you co nnect a wide- screen TV or a TV with a wide mod e function. [4:3 LETTER BOX]: Select this when you connec t a 4:3 stand ard TV. T he system displays a wide pi cture wi th bands on t he upper and lower portio ns of the TV sc reen. [4:3 PAN SC[...]

Disc 55 US You can not sel ect this an d the setti ng is not effect ive w hen th e sys tem o utputs a prog ress ive signal . [OF F] : You ca n set th e black lev el of th e output signal t o the standar d level. [ON]: You can r aise the st andard blac k level. Use this w hen t he p ictur e be comes too black . x [ PAUSE MO DE] (DVD VI DEO/DVD -R/ D[...]

56 US [OFF] : The sy stem doe s not ou tput so und from the HDMI OUT jack. [ON] : The syst em out puts aud io sign als by conver ting Dol by Digita l, DTS, or 96 kHz/24 - bit P CM si gnals to 48 kHz/ 16-bi t PCM. Note • When you con nect the unit a nd TV with an HDMI cabl e and [ON ] is s elect ed, [AU DIO D RC], [A/ V SYNC], DYNAMIC BASS, “DEC[...]

Disc 57 US Note • When you set the item to [AUTO], the language may change. The [TRACK SELEC TION] setting has higher priority than the [AUDIO] settings in [LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 53). (Dependin g on the di sc, this func tion may n ot work.) • I f PCM, DTS , Dolby Digital soun d, and MPEG audio have the sa me nu mber of c hannels, the syste m se[...]

58 US [CENTER] [YES] : Nor mal ly se lect this . [NONE]: Select this if no ce nter speaker is used. [SURRO UND] [YES] : Nor mal ly se lect this . [NONE]: Select thi s if no surround speakers are used . [SUBWOOFER] [YES] Note • W hen you chang e the [CONNECTION] sett ing, the [STANDARD] of [SPEAKER FORMATION] setting rem ains the sa me, but the ot[...]

Disc 59 US [CEN TER ] 0.0 dB * : Set the ce nter sp eaker leve l. [SUBWOOFER] +2.0 dB : Set the s ubwoof er leve l. * This ite m appears when you set [CENTER] to [YES] in the [ CONNECTION] setting. x [ LEVEL (SURROUND)] You can adjust the sound leve l of the surround speak ers. You can se t the par amete r from –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB. Be sure to set [...]

60 US Presett ing Rad io Station s You ca n preset 20 F M stat ions, and 10 AM statio ns. Befo re tuning , make sure to tur n down the volume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts. Scanni ng stops when the[...]

T une r 61 US Listening to the Ra dio Preset radio statio ns in the system’s memory first (see “ Pre set ting R adio S tatio ns” (pa ge 60) ). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last recei ved st ation is t uned i n. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the p[...]

62 US If you make a mistake Press C / c rep eatedl y until the char acter t o be chan ged fl ashes, then pr ess X / x to se lect the de sired ch arac ter. To erase the char acter, press C / c repea tedly unt il th e char acter to b e er ased flas hes, then p ress CLEAR. 7 Press . “COMP LETE” ap pear s in the fro nt pan el display , and the stat[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 63 US Using th e Contr ol for HDMI F unctio n for “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is ava ilable on TVs wi th the “BRAV IA” Sync f unction on ly. By conn ecting Sony co mponen ts that ar e compatible with the Control f or HDMI func tion with an HDMI cable, operatio n is simplified as below : – Theat [...]

64 US 2 Press DISPLAY w hile the system is in stop mode. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [SETUP] , then press . The op tions for [SETUP ] appe ar. 4 Press X / x to select [CUSTOM ], then press . The Setu p Disp lay appe ars. 5 Press X / x to select [HDMI SETUP], then press . The opt ions fo r [HDMI SE[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 65 US VIDE O,” TV soun d is outpu t from the s ystem speakers automati cally. • Whi le you ar e watchi ng the TV and the function of the system is switched t o “DVD,” soun d of the “DV D” fu nction is output from the sys tem speak ers; TV sound i s not output via the TV spea kers. • You can co[...]

66 US Note • De pending on the type of DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ter, im ages are al so ou tput. In this case, t he system outp uts the comp osite video sign al only, regardless of the type of video si gnal. Ti p • De pending on the type of DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ter, you may be able t o operat e a conn ected componen t using either the buttons [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 67 US Simply by ma tching the ID o f the unit and the S-AIR sub unit, yo u can est ablish so und trans mission. To set the ID of the unit 1 Press " / 1 on the unit. The syste m turns on. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU. 3 Press X / x re pea tedl y un til “ S-AI R ID” appears in the front panel display, then pr[...]

68 US 3 Press X / x to select the desired setting . •“ P A R T Y ” : The S-AI R rece iver o utpu ts sound a ccordi ng to funct ions set on the unit . • “SEPA RATE” : You can set t he d esire d function fo r the S- AIR receiver wh ile unit funct ions do not change. 4 Press . The setting is made. 5 Press SY STEM MENU. The syst em m enu t [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 69 US Note • W hen you turn the system off while “S- AIR STBY” is set t o “STBY ON ,” “S-AI R” flashes (when so und transm ission betwee n the unit an d S-AI R receiv er is not establis hed), or lights up ( when sound transm ission betwee n the unit an d S-AI R receiv er is establish ed) in th[...]

70 US When sound tr ansm ission is establis hed, “PAI RING” an d “COM PLETE” appear alterna tely in the fron t panel dis play. x For the S-AIR receiver Refer to the operating instruction s of the S-AI R receiv er. When sound tr ansm ission is establis hed, “PAI RING” an d “COM PLETE” appear alterna tely in the fron t panel dis play.[...]

Other Operati ons 71 US Getting Optimal Surro und Sou nd for a Room [SPEAKER FORMATION] Depend ing on the s hape of the roo m, yo u canno t install some sp eakers . For be tter sur round sound , Sony re commen ds tha t first you de cide the posi tion of the spea kers. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel di[...]

72 US Calibratin g the Approp riat e Sett ings Automatic ally [AUTO CALIBRATION] D. C. A. C. (Dig ital Cinema Auto Cal ibration) can set the appr opriate s urround sound automaticall y. Note • The system outputs a loud te st sound when [AUTO CALIBRAT ION] starts . You canno t turn the volume down. Give consider ation t o child ren and neighbors. [...]

Other Operati ons 73 US x Th e measurement is no t OK. Follow the message, then sele ct [YES] to retr y. Note • While the Aut o Calibr ation func tion is working, d o not oper ate the s ystem. • The measuremen t for [ SUBWOOFER] is al ways [YES] since th e system does not perf orm subwoofer calibrati on, but the [SU BWOOF ER] level in [SPEAKER [...]

74 US Using the Soun d Effect You ca n reinf orce b ass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” appear s in th e front pan el disp lay and ba ss freq uenci es are ef fecti vely reinfo rced. To turn off the sound effect Pres s DYNAMIC BAS S again. You c an enjo y sou nd effe cts or di alogue , as yo u would in a movie theater, even at lo[...]

Other Operati ons 75 US Selectin g the Effe ct to Suit the So urce You ca n se lect a s uitabl e soun d mode for m ovies or mu sic. Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel dis play. •“ A U T O ” : The syste m automatically selects “MOV IE” (the MOV IE indica tor ligh ts up) or “MUS I[...]

76 US Changing the In put Level of the Sou nd fro m Connecte d Componen ts Disto rtion ma y occur w hen you l isten to a component connected to the TV/VIDEO jacks on the rear p anel, or to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel. D istortion is not a mal functio n and wil l depend on the com ponent connect ed. To preve nt distor tion, re duce the inpu[...]

Other Operati ons 77 US Changing t he Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display You can set the bri ghtnes s of the fron t panel displa y to either of 2 leve ls. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x re pea tedl y un til “ DIM MER ” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the f ront panel di spl[...]

78 US Note • Th e sys tem can onl y disp lay the firs t leve l of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title. • If a file na me of the MP3 file cannot be display ed, “*” wil l appear in the fron t pane l disp lay ins tead. • The disc n ame or track n ame may not be displayed depending on the t ext. • Playing ti me of M P3 files may[...]

Other Operati ons 79 US * The bit rate ap pears wh en the sy stem is playing an MP3 file on a DATA CD/DATA DVD. ** If an MP3 file has the ID3 tag, th e system will disp lay an album na me or title na me from the ID3 tag info rmatio n. The sy stem ca n support ID3 ver 1.0/1.1/2. 2/2.3. ID3 ve r 2.2/2.3 tag inf ormation display has prior ity when bot[...]

80 US 5 Press X / x to select [SYST EM SETUP], then press . The op tions for [S YST EM SETUP ] appe ar. 6 Press X / x to select [RESET] and press c . 7 Press C / c t o select [YES]. You can also quit the proce ss and return to the Contro l Menu disp lay by sele cting [NO] here . 8 Press . Do not press [/1 while resetting the system as it ta kes a f[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 81 US Precaut ions On power sources • Unp lug the unit f rom the wal l outlet (mains ) if you do not inten d to use it f or an exte nded p eriod of time . To disconnec t the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the c ord. On placement • Place the s ystem i n a loca tion with ade quate ventilati on to prevent he at bu[...]

82 US About S-AIR function • As the S-AIR product(s) transmi ts sound by radio waves, sound may ski p when radio waves are obstructed . This is a char acteristic of r adio waves and is not malfuncti on. • As the S-AIR product(s) transmi ts sound by radio waves , equ ipme nt that gener ates elect roma gneti c energy , such a s a mic rowave ov en[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 83 US Trou blesho oting If you exp erienc e any of the follo wing dif ficulti es whil e using the s ystem , use this troubles hootin g guide to help reme dy the pro blem be fore re questing repair s. Shoul d any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your near est S ony de aler . Note that if servic e person nel changes some parts dur[...]

84 US Picture Sympt om Remed y There is no pict ure. • The vi deo connecti ng cords are not connec ted securel y. • The video connecting cords a re damaged. • The unit is not connected to the correct TV input jack (pa ge 22). • The video input on the TV is not set so tha t you can view pictures from the system. • Check the output method o[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 85 US Sound Symptom Remedy There is no sound. • T he speaker cord is not connect ed securely. • P ress MU TING on the remo te if “M UTING ON” is displaye d in the front p anel display . • The system i s in pause mo de or in Slow-mot ion Play mode . Press H to return to normal play m ode. • F ast forwa rd or fast[...]

86 US Operation No sound or only a very low - level so und is heard from the surround spe akers. • C heck the s peaker co nnection s and set tings (p ages 21, 57). • C heck the “ DEC. MODE ” setting (page 33) . • Depending o n the s ource, the effect of the surround sp eakers may be l ess noticeabl e. • A 2 channel so urce is being play[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 87 US A disc does not start pl aying from the beginni ng. • P rogram Play, Shuf fle Play, or Repeat Play ha s been selected. Press CLE AR to cancel these functions bef ore playing a disc . • Resume Play has been s elected. During sto p, press x on the unit or th e remote and the n start playb ack (page 40) . • The tit[...]

88 US The S-AIR function No sound is output from the system and TV while using the System Audio Control func tion. • S et [AUDIO (HDMI)] in [HDMI SETUP] to [ON] (page 55). • Ma ke sure that the con nect ed TV is comp atible w ith the System Aud io Contr ol functio n. • F or detail s, see “Using the Contr ol for HDMI Functio n for “BRAVIA?[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 89 US Self-dia gnosis Fu ncti on (When lette rs/numbers ap pear in th e displ ay) When the self -diagnosis fu nction is activ ated to preven t the syst em from ma lfuncti oning, a 5- character service numb er (e.g., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 d igits appears on the TV scree n or front panel d ispla y. I[...]

90 US Specifica tions AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS for the U.S. mod el POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 3 oh ms loads , both channels driven, from 180 - 20,000 Hz; rate d 84 watts per c hanne l mi nimum RMS power, wit h no more than 0.7% to tal harmoni c distort ion from 250 mil li watts to rated output. Amplifier Sec tion Surrou nd m[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 US Center (SS-C T91) Speaker sys tem Full range Bas s reflex, Magneti cally Sh ielded Speaker u nit 65 mm (2 5 / 8 in) cone type Rated impe dance 3 ohms Dimension s (approx .) 265 mm × 94 mm × 77 mm (10 1 / 2 in × 3 3 / 4 in × 3 1 / 8 in) (w/h/d ) Mass (a pprox.) 0.7 kg ( 1 lb 9 oz) Surro und (SS- TS92) Speaker sys t[...]

92 US Glossary Digit al Cine ma Auto Cal ibrati on Digital Cinema Auto Calib ration wa s developed by Sony to automatical ly measure and adjust the speake r sett ings to yo ur liste ning env ironm ent in a short period of time. Digit al Direct Twin Drive Subwoofe r Utilizi ng So ny pro prietar y S-ma ster technolo gy, the Digita l Direct Twin Dr iv[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 93 US playback is completely prohibited, violent scenes a re sk ipped or replaced with other s cenes and s o on . Progre ssive for mat (seq uent ial sc annin g) In contrast to the interlace format, the progres sive for mat ca n repro duce 50 - 60 frames per seco nd by re produci ng all sca nnin g lines (525 li nes fo r the [...]

94 US Playback prior ity of file type s The table below descri bes the pla yback priori ty of fi le types under the [ MEDIA] setting . File type [MEDIA] setting [MUSIC/PHOTO ] [PHOTO] [MUSIC] JPEG im age fil es only JP EG ima ge files JP EG image files JPEG im age f iles MP3 f iles on ly MP3 fil es MP3 files MP3 f iles MP3 files an d JPEG im age fi[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 95 US Language Code List The langua ge spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1 988 (E/F) standard. Code L anguage Code Langu age Code Langu age Code Lang uage 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assames e 1051 Ayma ra 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 10[...]

96 US Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A " / 1 (on/standby) (29, 79) B DISC 1-5 buttons/indicato rs (36) C Front panel display (98) D (remote sensor) (11) E MOVIE/MUSIC indicato r (75) F VOLUME control (36) G DMPORT BOOSTER (74) H PHONES jack (36) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ack ([...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 US A SPEAKER jacks ( 21) B EZW-RT10 slot (27) C COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (26) D AM terminal (26) E TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (23) F VIDEO OUT jack (22) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks ( 22) H DMPORT (DIGITAL ME DIA PORT) jack (24, 65) I HDMI OUT j ack (22) J TV/VIDEO ( DIGITAL IN COAXIAL/ OPTICAL) jacks (23) Rear panel CENT[...]

98 US About the indications in the front panel display A Playing status B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (76) C Displays the system’s status such as chapter, title, or t rack number, tim e inform ation, r adio f requen cy, playi ng status , decodi ng mode, etc. D Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) ( 60) E Stereo/Monau ral ef[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 US Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE 3 (38) AUDIO qh (38) CLEA R es (41, 61) D.TUNING ws (61) DISC SKIP ed (36) DISPLAY wa (62, 77) DVD MENU wg (44) DVD TOP MENU qd (44) DYNAMIC BASS 6 (74) ENTER wf (73) FUNCTION +/– 2 (32, 36) MENU wg (73) MUTING 7 (36) NIGHT wd (74) ONE-TOUCH[...]

100 US Guide to the Con t rol Menu Displa y You ca n use the Co ntrol Me nu displ ay to sele ct a funct ion and to view re lated inf ormati on. Press DI SPLAY repeatedl y. Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu di splay chan ges: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Cont rol Menu di splay 1 2 Contr ol Menu disp lay 2 (app ears w hen av aila ble) 3 Contr [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 US Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. To turn off the display Press D ISPLA Y. List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Fun ction, Relev ant Disc Typ e [TITLE] (page 44)/[SCENE] (page 44)/[TRACK] (page 44) You can s elect the tit le, sce ne, or t rack to b e played . [CHAPTER] (page 44)/[INDEX] [...]

102 US Ti p • The Contr ol Menu icon ind icator light s up in yellow t when you sele ct any item except [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], and [A/V SYNC] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in yellow when you select [PLAY LIST] (default settin g). The [MULTI/2C H] indicator li ghts up in yellow whe n you select the mul ti-chan[...]

103 US Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 54 5.1 Chan nel Surround 39 A A/V SYNC 50 ANGLE 38 AT T E N U AT E 7 6 A UDIO 53 A UDIO (HDMI) 55 A UDIO DRC 56 A UDIO SETUP 56 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 56 , 72, 92 B B AC KGROUND 57 BLA CK LE VEL 54 BLA CK LE VEL (COMPONENT OUT) 54 C COLD RESET 79 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 55 Control for H DMI 63 Con tro l Menu Disp la y 100 C[...]

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